Quick change adapter for ripper shanks

ABSTRACT

AN ADAPTER FOR SECURING A GROUND ENGAGING TOOTH A SUPPORT SUCH AS A RIPPER SHANK WHEREIN THE ADAPTER IS OF MOVABLY SECURED IN A SOCKET IN THE SUPPORT AND THE OPPOSITE END REMOVABLY SECURED IN A MATING SOCKET OF THE GROUND ENGAGING TOOTH. THE OPPOSITE FRUSTO-PYRAMIDAL ENDS OF THE ADAPTER AS SHOWN IN FIG. 1 ARE ASKEW OF ONE ANOTHER SUCH THAT BY ROTATION OF THE ADAPTER 180* IN THE SUPPORT SOCKET, TWO DIFFERENT TOOTH TIP ANGLES WITH RESPECT TO THE GROUND SURFACE ARE OBTAINED. THE GROUND ENGAGING TIP END OF THE TOOTH MAY ALSO BE ASKEW FROM THE SOCKET PORTION THEREOF WHEREBY ROTATION OF THE TOOTH 180* ON THE LEADING FRUSTO-PYRAMIDAL END OF THE ADAPTER PROVIDES TWO DIFFERENT TIP ANGLES WITH RESPECT TO THE GROUND SURFACE FOR EACH OF THE REVERSIBLE POSITIONS OF THE ADAPTER IN THE SUPPORT SOCKET, I.E., A TOTAL OF FOUR DIFFERENT TIP ANGLE ADJUSTMENTS.

DEFENSIVE PUBLICATION UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Published at the request of the applicant or owner in accordance with the Notice of Dec. 16, 1969, 869 0.G. 687. The abstracts 01 Defensive Publication applications are identified by distinctly numbered series and are arranged chronologically. The heading of each abstract indicates the number of pages of specification, including claims and sheets oi. drawings contained in the application as originally filed. The files of these applications are available to the public for inspection and reproduction may be purchased for 30 cents a sheet.

Defensive Publication applications have not been examined as to the merits of alleged invention. The Patent Oflice makes no assertion as to the novelty of the disclosed subject matter.

PUBLISHED JUNE 26, 1973 911 O.G. 113s T911,018 QUICK CHANGE ADAPTER FOR RIPPER SHANKS AND THE LIKE WITH TIP ANGLE ADJUSTMENT Michael T. Radigan, Rte. 1, Diane Way, Manhattan, Ill. 60442 Filed July 28, 1972, Ser. No. 276,179 Int. Cl. 1302f 9/28 US. Cl. 37-142 R 2 Sheets Drawing. 10 Pages Specification An adapter for securing a ground engaging tooth to a support such as a ripper shank wherein the adapter is of double frustopyramidal configuration with one end removably secured in a socket in the support and the opposite end removably secured in a mating socket of the ground engaging tooth. The opposite frusto-pyramidal ends of the adapter as shown in FIG. 1 are askew of one another such that by rotation of the adapter 180 in the support socket, two diflierent tooth tip angles with respect to the ground surface are obtained. The ground engaging tip end of the tooth may also be askew from the socket portion thereof whereby rotation of the tooth 180 on the leading frusto-pyramidal end of the adapter provides two difierent tip angles with respect to the ground surface for each of the reversible positions of the adapter in the support socket, i.e., a total of four diiferent tip angle adjustments.

Jmke 26, 1973 QUI Filed July 28, 1972 CK CHANGE LIKE T. RADIG E OR RIP A H 'r ANGLE ADJ ME TQILOIS THE 2 Sheets-Sheet l AND June 26, 1973 M. T. RADIGAN T9119 QUICK CHANGE ADAPTER FOR [UPPER SHANKS [\NI) THY".

LIKE WITH TIP ANGLE ADJUSTMENT 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July 2a, 1972 

